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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine for those as young as three, the drugmaker confirmed Tuesday, making it the first country to offer jabs to young children. Since the coronavirus first emerged in central China, Beijing has mostly managed to bring the country’s outbreak under control, and has administered over 777 million vaccine doses after a sluggish start. A spokesperson for Sinovac told AFP its vaccine had […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has extended its policy of allowing foreign nationals with approved immigrant and non-immigrant visas to leave the Philippines even if they have not yet been issued their alien certificate of registration identity card. In a statement, bureau chief Jaime Morente said the extension of the policy until December 31 is due to the implementation of the community quarantine in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces and the relatively high […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The price of bitcoin fell sharply on Tuesday, approaching a symbolic $30,000 threshold it has not crossed since January and dragging other cryptocurrencies in its wake. At around 15:45 GMT, bitcoin fell 8.6 percent to a value of $31,501, a level not seen since mid-May, when the volatile cryptocurrency temporarily lost 30 percent in one session. The second-largest cryptocurrency, ethereum, lost 11.2 percent of its value, falling to $2,361. “Numbers […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Tuesday, completing a remarkable rise to the pinnacle of basketball after entering the league in 2014 as a lowly 41st draft pick. The 6ft 11in (2.10m) Serbian centre scooped the season MVP honours after a 2020/2021 campaign that has seen him average a career-best 26.4 points per game with 8.3 assists and 10.8 rebounds. “Stat wise, […]
54 still under investigation (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the filing of charges against police applicants who deliberately submitted fake RT-PCR test results as a requirement to the ongoing police recruitment in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Eleazar also ordered the immediate disqualification of three of the 66 applicants for the deed so far. Of the 66, 54 are still undergoing investigation. All are from Lanao del Sur. According […]
Rest of PHL affected by ITCZ (Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting the rest of the country as well. As a result, the weather bureau said Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered moderate to at […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, June 9: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. So far, travelers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman and the United Arab Emirates are banned from entering the Philippines. The travel ban […]
by Shaun TANDON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Tuesday eased its warnings against travel to a number of major nations including Olympics host Japan, raising hopes that widespread vaccinations will bring a return to normal travel. Close US allies and neighbors including Canada, Mexico, France and Germany also received upgrades, with the State Department asking Americans to reconsider travel but ending its blanket advice not to go at all. South Korea […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Chile on Tuesday inaugurated Latin America’s first-ever thermosolar energy plant, a vast complex dubbed Cerro Dominador in the Atacama desert that gives a boost to the country’s quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050. In an area exceeding 700 hectares, 10,600 mirrors surround a 250-meter-high tower topped with a receiver onto which the Sun’s rays are reflected. Molten salts in the receiver absorb the heat and are then used to generate electricity — […]
But DOH Usec Vergeire says adult priority groups to first be given Pfizer doses (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) welcomed the decision of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend the emergency use authorization given to Pfizer vaccine so it could be given to 12 to 15 years old. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the Pfizer vaccines could be given to adolescents or teenagers once more vaccine supplies […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 1,280,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 4777 additional cases. According to the recent DOH data, of the total 1280773 cases, 56452 were active. Of these, 93.2 percent were mild cases, 2.5 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.7 percent severe, and 1.19 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1202257, including the additional 7122 ones. COVID-19 deaths are now at 22064, including the 95 additional […]
https://youtu.be/TIlN8vhoYWU (Eagle News) — In this “Mata ng Agila” interview on Monday, June 7, 2021, Navotas City mayor Toby Tiangco explains the conduct of their initial vaccine rollout for the A4 sector in his city. Tiangco said that because of lack of vaccine supplies, they had to limit the walk-in to only 200 individuals. The mayor also explained that many of those in the A4 sector, or the economic frontliners, wanted to be vaccinated […]
